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(11) EP 0 378 240 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.07.1990 Bulletin 1990/29

(21) Application number: 90100652.8

(22) Date of filing: 12.01.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B41J 2/175, B41J 2/17
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 13.01.1989 JP 7407/89

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku Tokyo 146 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kimura, Makiko
    Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
  • Abe, Tsutomu
    Isehara-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
  • Saito Akio
    Hadano-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)
  • Nakagomi, Hiroshi
    Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) Ink storage portion


    (57) This invention relates to an ink-jet cartridge including an ink-jet head body (100) and an ink storage portion (110) which include coupling members (109, 120), respectively. The ink storage portion (110) includes an absorbing member (112), while the ink-jet head body includes an ink communication pipe (109).







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